a waterfall and drop-off views
the road snakes along the western ridge of Waimea Canyon,
allowing access to views and hikes that pull at us to stop, to walk,
we park and descend a jeep road
through lush growth forest
till the land demands a narrower trail,
the dusty dry pebbly soil,
worth caution, particularly where it drops with some enthusiasm,
rock and root and the steps of former hikers ease the way,
the trail opens into cliff edge
with the valley abruptly below us,
the air speckled with soaring birds,
my will ready to give up
with the heights we edge
so manifest to my fears,
the trail steepens enough for me
to choose to sit and scoot,
then an abrupt turn to the left,
and in 3-5 minutes, we're at the waterfall!
20 feet of water joyously jumps down the rocks
and fills a shallow pool
many love to enter,
I savor the drop-off views more
on the way back than the way down,
and savor that my aging body can still handle
the pull back up the slopes to the car.
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